Cunning corsetry
Sep. 14th, 2005 09:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mishadayPart of my wee little brain was running in circles today panicking. I'd ordered a pair of custom-made corsets two months ago, and since they take 6-8 weeks to make, I didn't start worrying about them until just lately. So I fired off an email yesterday - hey, it's been a while, where's my shiny?
Oh, it shipped - here's the tracking number.
...arrived two weeks ago.
paniclostpanicwtfpanic!
Confirmed that yes, two weeks ago, yes, correct address via email, and kept stomping on the panic until I got home and lo and behold, there was the package, waiting in the manager's office for the past two weeks.
Gah. I'd forgotten what a fucking PITA it is to lace these things up. And then I get the added contortionist fun of doing it myself. Cross-gartering helps and hinders: it's not going to slip out, but tightening it up is difficult - am I pulling on the right string here?
They're comfortable, though, which may be surprising (or not. Whatever.) I tend not to tightlace - I wear them to feel sexy and to help my posture - I'm much less likely to slump if I've got steel boning wrapped around my middle.
Oh, it shipped - here's the tracking number.
...arrived two weeks ago.
paniclostpanicwtfpanic!
Confirmed that yes, two weeks ago, yes, correct address via email, and kept stomping on the panic until I got home and lo and behold, there was the package, waiting in the manager's office for the past two weeks.
Gah. I'd forgotten what a fucking PITA it is to lace these things up. And then I get the added contortionist fun of doing it myself. Cross-gartering helps and hinders: it's not going to slip out, but tightening it up is difficult - am I pulling on the right string here?
They're comfortable, though, which may be surprising (or not. Whatever.) I tend not to tightlace - I wear them to feel sexy and to help my posture - I'm much less likely to slump if I've got steel boning wrapped around my middle.
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Date: 2005-09-15 03:43 pm (UTC)I got a deal through their ebay store - trying to get rid of an overstock of a certain fabric. I imagine they'd ship overseas, as well. They are expensive, but if you're going to be wearing something more often than a one-off (and you invest in the undergarments to keep the corset away from your skin) it's worth the investment.
The one thing you have to be careful of is the measurements - I goofed a bit in the bust area, so the overbust corset I got is a little gappy up top, bu the underbust corset is a dream.